Gauge runner



GAUGE RUNNER Filed Feb. .21. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Wm w u y 1930. J. B.PALI'JCK T AL GAUGE RUNNER 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 21, 1929 k iiiPatented July 1, 1930 .zromr 2B. PALUCK, GASMIRJ. PALUCK,

. or BELFIELD, NORTH DAKOTA GAUGE RUNNER np ii afioa'fiiee Februar 21,1929, Swath 0.1341316. I

This invention" relates to a new and usedevice in the nature of a ploughgovernor'especially "adapted to procure an even depth of ploughingregardless of the condiftion ofthe land being ploughed. p p

' The object ofthe invention is to provide a "sliding shoe or a wheelshoe making contact with the ground when .the plough shares are meetploughing depth. This sliding shoe or wheel is operatively connected tothe land wheel of the plough'ior the purpose of raisland wheel so as tomaining or lowering the ploughing I tain the plough shares at their setdepths.

'vide -adev'iceof the class described which will not interferewith theusual manually operated means of'ra'ising the plough share as isnecessary when turning the plough -2o-or at any time when the ploughshare must "be raisedr y I p A further object of'the invention is toprovide a device of'the class described elimiinating the usual m anualmeans of raising J 2501 lowering the ploughshare when ploughing'which isat all times dangerous to the operator especially in'tractordrivenploughs'. T Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a plough equipped withour improved device.

s0 Fig. .2 IS an enlarged side elevational View "of improved ploughgovernor, per se.

' Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof.

"Fig. 4 is a detall perspectiveview of the 4' hand ;lever. release:mechanism as embodied 3 in our improvedj device.

' I Fig. 5 i'sfa perspective viewof'one of the 'fh'and lever stop ringsas embodied in our fimproved device. V V I Fig. dis a fragmentary 'viewof aportion of Fig. 2, but illustrating? m ifie o "of thedevice. I p

In Fig. lot the accompanying drawing we have shown aplough of the usualcon- 'venti-onal design and construction such as ordinarily employed forploughing land prior to plan'ting, 'This plough 'comprises the' usualframe work, 10, rear wheel 11 and furrow'fwheel 12. The usual land wheel13 is rotatively 'mounted Won the bottom *free end of an arm 14: ex-

' Another object of the invention is to prolease and cultivating or thelike.

tending from a land axle 14: pivotally attached to theframe work 10. Theland axle-14 is operatively connected by means of'an arm 15" and a .tierod '15 to the usual hand lever 16,1as a means of manually raising'lorlowering the'land wheello by turning the land anew.

This hand lever 16 is of the usual well knowntypefxand' is provided witha hand element '17 and conveniently located latch 18 OP'GI'EllJlVQlYconnected to'the plunger 19 ALEXANDER Pnnncx, AND men n. ifAL'UGK,

adapted to'removably engagein notches 20 formed in the segment bar 21'asa means of .holding the land i wheel in any desired raised or loweredposition.

' The only time that'plunger 19 on lever "16 may be engaged in the teethor notches 20 I in the segment rack or. bar 21, is when the plowis'being raised out of the ground for long road transportation and theraising of shares 22, 23 and 24 is desired. 111 which lever316 may {bepulled down by the operators hand against the stop ring 55,

I U lock 52 moved oii' the latch 18, to release vjgilui ger19 and engageinthe makes. 20',Ji'n' "the segment 21.

j: n is to be understood that in ithe field, either ploughing or turningcorners, plunger 19 on "lever 16 has to ice pulled up away from notches20 and constantly locked in disengaged position by U lock ,52,,in order1 "to allow lever 16 'freeback :and forth'zmovement ov'erthe segmentra'ck'21 by following" theyplough governors actions or operationsaccording to change of soil, without opera- "tors attention.

ff "lfihefusual plough 22,93 11624 are gIlTOlIIllSGd in the usual well:known manner .on the lower extended extremities of theplough I share beams "25, 2 6 an-(127. respectively pivotfallyf attached to the framevwork :10. These "plough s'harel'oeanis are operativel'y connectedbymeansofithetie rod 231:0 the above mentioned handslever 16', as ameans ofmanu- "ally raising or'lowering o f theplough shares.

It is understood that the above described construction is that of theusual standard pl'ouglnas above set forth, and that we do notnecessarily limit the use of our invention to V ploughs of the abovedescribed construction,

but to all classes and types of ploughs. It is further understood thatstructural changes may be madein our device as may be required to adaptsame to the various types of ploughs without departing from theinvention.

As here embodied our improved ploughs governor comprises a shaftrotat'ably mounted in a support 31 or tubular member secured as at 32and 33 preferably by conven ,tional U; bolts to the frame work 10 inPI'OX-r V imity to the above mentioned plough shares 22, 23 and 24. Anarm 34 is secured as at 35 to the clamping member 36 and is extendeddownwardly therefrom and has secured thereto at its extended extremity'ashoe 37 some-' what curved or convex. I This clamping member 36=hasformedtherein an opening 38 adapted-to receive. the shaft 30 and isremovably secured thereto bya bolt 39. An elongated slot 40 is formed inthe clamping member. 36, communicatingwith the opening 38 so as topermit the bolt 39 to securely attach the clamping member 36 to theshaft 30. 1 The above described construction is such as will permit theshoe 37 to contact with the ground when" the plough shares are .at theirset ploughing depth. It is understoodthat the Ashoe37 .will slide alongthe surface of the ground when ploughing. The shaft 30 is provided withanupturned portion 41having formed thereina plurality ofapertures 42adapted to receive a pin 43.

- A pair of cross supports and44 are secured the shaft 30 and to the a av securing desired relation of theshoe 37 to the flandwheel 1 3.

at one extremity tothe'upturned portion41 of the shaft 30 by means of apin 43. These cross supports 44 and 45 are secured at their extendedextremities by a pin 46 to the extended extremity ofa lever 47. Thelever 47 is rigidly secured as at 48 to the extended por- ..tion or' lugelement 49 of the above mentioned land axle'14. The cross supports 44and 45,

and thelever '47 have formed therein a plujrality of apertures 50 and 51respectively adapted to receive the pins 43 and 46, as a ,meansofadjustably attaching the cross Supports 44 and 45 totheupturned portion41 of lever 47 as a means of The above described construction is such aswill permit the shoe 37 to raise or lower the land wheel 13 for thepurpose of maintaining theplough shares 22,; 23 and 24 at a setploughing depth in the ground. In the event that the ground causes theshoe 37 to move upwards, arm4l will move forwards and move lever 47forwards so as to turn axle 14 and move the arm 14 and landwheel13Idownwards. In the event that the shoe 37 moves downwards, themotionwould be transmitted to move the land wheels 13 upwards. V

. In. Fig. 40f the'acco-mpanying drawing "we have shown a hand leverrelease mecha- .1118111 comprising a latch lock 52 of U shapeconstruct1on having secured thereto at its the segment 21.

preferred embodiment} of frame work'of a plough, asa, mitting' the 'saidshoe to contact cwith the e the Sai Pl h re t ef e r Plo g have shown ahand lever stop ring 55 formed or bent circular or ring shape so as toprovide an opening 56, as a means of engaging the stop ring 55. over thesegment 2l. It is understood that a pair of thesestop rings 55 and 57are provided and that same are secur'ely attached or preferably crimpedto the extremities of the'segment 21. The latter. described constructionis such as will limit the movement of the hand lever 16 when ourimproved device is in operation thereby preventing the handlever'ldfromleaving modifiediform of the device has been illustrated in which a shoewheel 58 is shown rotatively mounted on the end of the arm 34 forfunctioning similar to and in place of shoe 37. A mud scraper 59projects from the arm 34 and engages the periphery of thejwheel 58 forpreventing an, accumulation of mud on the wheel. I y I While we haveshown and described the In Fig. 6 a

is to be understood that we do notlimit ourselves to the preciseconstruction herein disclosed and the right is 'reservedto all changesandmodifications coming withinthe scope of the invention as definedi'nwthe appended; claims. Y

Having thus described our. invention, what We'claim as new, and-desireto-protect by Letters'Patent of the 'United States is as follows :'i-

operatively connected to tended extremity of an cured to a clampingmember,

the downwardly exsaid clamping member'secured to a' shaft rotativelymount ed in a support, said-support secured to the means of pergroundwhen the plough shares of thes'aid plough are at any desired ploughingdepth;-

2. In combination with a device 'ofthe class '7 1 described, ashoeoperativelyconnected to the downwardly extended extremity of an arm,said arm secured to a clamping member, saidclamping fmember securedto ashaftv rota-1.

our invention, it a 1 c 4 a 1 7 1. In a device of the class described,"ashoe arm, said armlsetively mounted in a support, said sup ort securedto'the frame work, of a plough,-as a means of permitting the said shoeto contact with the ground when the plough shares ing depth, said shaftprovided with an upturned portion, cross supports adustably secured tothe said upturned portion and to a pin carried in the extended extremityof a lever, said lever secured to a lug element of the land axle of thesaid plough.

3. In a device of the class described, a shoe operatively connectedtothe downwardly extended extremity of an arm, said arm secured to aclamping member, said clamping 1 member secured to a shaft rotativelymounted in a support, said support secured to the frame work of aplough, as a means of permitting the said shoe to contact with theground when the plough shares of the said plough are atany desiredploughing depth, said shaft provided with an upturned portion, crosssupports adjustably secured to the said upturned portion and to a pincarried in the extended extremity of alever, said lever secured to a lugelement of the land axle of the said plough, as a means of raising andlowering the said land wheel for the purposes of maintaining the saidplough shares at any desired ploughing depth.

In testimony whereof we have aflixed our signatures.

JOHN B. PALUCK. CASMIR J. PALUCK. ALEXANDER E. PALUOK. NICK A. PALUCK.

